Acara Partners
Acara Partners is one of the longest-running business and marketing consultancies dedicated to aesthetic medicine, pairing med-spa development, operations and sales consulting with a full-service in-house marketing agency.

Founder-led growth and management consulting for aesthetic practices
A credible aesthetics-exclusive boutique with a well-structured assessment-first engagement and direct founder access — best for single-location practices, with opaque pricing and a thin public track record as the main caveats.
MD Med Spa Consulting is a boutique consultancy founded by Maria Davis, focused exclusively on med spas, plastic surgery and aesthetic practices.
The firm works across sales, operations, business development and staff training, anchored by an in-depth practice assessment and a structured three-phase engagement that culminates in 1:1 work with the founder. Davis brings what the firm describes as more than 15 years in the aesthetics field, and the company reports having helped over 100 aesthetic practices.
Ideal customer
Med spas, plastic surgery and aesthetic practices experiencing growing pains — owners who want a hands-on, founder-led consultant to diagnose the business, tighten sales and operations, and train the team, rather than a large-firm engagement.
MD Med Spa Consulting is the kind of firm most owners actually mean when they say they want "a consultant": one experienced operator, working directly with your practice, on the unglamorous levers that move revenue — sales conversations, day-to-day operations, staff capability and leadership. Founder Maria Davis positions the firm squarely in the aesthetics world, serving med spas, plastic surgery and aesthetic practices, and the company reports more than 15 years of industry experience and over 100 practices helped. Those figures are the firm's own — there is no independent verification — but the aesthetics-exclusive focus is clear and consistent across the site.
The engagement model is unusually well defined for a boutique. Work runs through three phases: an assessment and proposal, an execution and training phase, and a final 1:1 stage with Davis herself to refine strategy. That structure matters, because the most common failure mode with small consultancies is a vague scope that drifts. Starting with an in-depth practice assessment — including a newer AI-focused business assessment — forces a diagnosis before a prescription.
The service mix is also broader than the typical sales-trainer-with-a-website: sales and leadership seminars sit alongside operations consulting, business development and staff training, and testimonials on the site reference recruiting and training support during difficult periods. For a single-location or small-group practice, that breadth from one accountable person is genuinely useful. Davis is an AmSpa member, which suggests reasonable currency with industry norms, though it is a membership rather than a credential.
Pricing is not published anywhere. Every engagement is scoped and quoted, which is normal for consulting but means you cannot budget before a conversation. The firm is also founder-dependent: capacity, availability and continuity all run through one person, and there is no visible bench behind her.
The public footprint is thin. There are client testimonials on the company's own site — including named physicians — but no verifiable third-party ratings on any review platform, and growth or revenue outcomes cited in those testimonials should be read as company-published, not audited. That does not make the claims untrue; it does mean your diligence should include reference calls with recent clients in a practice similar to yours.
MD Med Spa Consulting fits an independent med spa or aesthetic practice — typically one location, perhaps a small group — whose owner wants hands-on, founder-delivered help across sales, operations and team training, and who values a structured assessment before committing to a full engagement. It serves clients nationwide.
It is a weaker fit for larger multi-site groups that need a consulting team rather than an individual, for buyers who require published pricing and an extensive verifiable track record before engaging, or for practices looking for a pure marketing agency — this is a business and sales consultancy first.
On balance: a credible, aesthetics-dedicated boutique with a sensible process and genuine founder access, held back mainly by opaque pricing and the limited public evidence that comes with its size.
By Med Spa Vendor Hub Editorial Team. Last reviewed July 1, 2026. Independent editorial review — how we score.
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